Parreira

Al Arabi's young guns tamed mighty Al Sadd 2-1 in the fourth week of the Qatar Stars League. Al
Arabi goalkeeper Rajab Hamza was outstanding and was rightly selected as the man of the match. His
great performance helped Al Arabi remain unbeaten in the League.

Newsweek reports on the idea of foreign coaches versus home-grown coaches to manage a national
team for their country.

Even before the World Cup ended, the recriminations had begun in countries whose soccer
federations had paid through the nose for high-flying coaches who failedâ€”like Fabio Capello in
England, Carlos Parreira in South Africa, and Sven-GÃ¶ran Eriksson in Ivory Coastâ€”to deliver
their teams to the final.

I know, there's one more game left to be played. But now that South Africa are sitting in last
place of Group A with 1 point and a -3 goal differential, the Bafana Bafana, sadly, are finished.
It was a tough match to watch because, like most neutrals, I am cheering on all of the African
nations in this World Cup.

World Cups come every 4 years. And today the 19th edition of the World Cup, first one in Africa,
kicked off. The one down point is, I am still in New York, wishing I was already in South Africa.
One more day, and then I am off to Johannesburg where Brazil plays Norht Korea on Tuesday!

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The World Cup 2010 Group A game between South Africa and Uruguay, the first of the tournament's
second round will be played at the Loftus Versfield Stadium on Wednesday June 16 2010, kick-off set
for 7:30 PM.

No previous World Cup hosts have ever failed to progress beyond the first group stage.
Even seriously unfancied teams such as Switzerland in 1954, Chile, Mexico twice and Japan all kept
the hope of the home crowds alive by performances that were gritty and beyond the call of
duty.Alberto Parreira admits his team have "a mountain to climb" to match up to this bit of World
Cup history.

The World Cup is approaching. Some teams are already in South Africa getting ready for the
biggest sports tournament on earth. Focus is key and everyone knows it. But of course, as in any
World Cup, the issue of how much liberty players get is always raised.

In 2006, during the World Cup in Germany, England and Brazil had a nice freedom bonanza which
resulted in bad press and horrible performance.

The brazilian national team has spent the past week at CT Caju, home of Atletico-PR's training
ground in the southern city of Curitiba, Brazil. Contrary to the ridiculous circus that coach
Parreira bought into in 2006, Dunga's pragmatic and no-frills approach has shown through already.
Most practice sessions have been closed to both press and the public.

The brazilian national team has spent the past week at CT Caju, home of Atletico-PR's training
ground in the southern city of Curitiba, Brazil. Contrary to the ridiculous circus that coach
Parreira bought into in 2006, Dunga's pragmatic and no-frills approach has shown through already.
Most practice sessions have been closed to both press and the public.

Are you a professional footballer? On the fringes of the international squad? Or an old pro who
feels he can still 'do a job' for the team?Well, if you are, you might like to take a leaf out of
South African defender Nasief Morris' book. Morris fell out with former South Africa coach Joel
Santana and has tried to get back into the South Africa squad by begging current manager Carlos
Parreira via

Liverpool is considering a move for highly rated Uruguayan wing back Alvaro Pereira and have scouts
monitoring his performances at the Copa America finals where the FC Porto star has been displaying
good form.
The adaptable wide-man is one of many EstÃ¡dio do DragÃ£o stars considering their futures at the
Portuguese side following the departure of boss Andre Villas Boas to Chelsea.

South Africa takes on Colombia this evening at Soccer city. Yes, Bafana Bafana vs Colombia is
going put 70 000 people in the newly refurbished stadium and the rest of the nation glued to their
television sets.

Kickoff is at 8.30 tonight, when the 34th-ranked nation in the world, Colombia takes on Bafana
Bafana, who are now ranked 83 ( up seven places).